【A Former US Military Officer's Shocking Claim: The US Is the Mastermind Behind the Assassination of Putin】 Recently, former US military officer Nislaw Krapivnik made a shocking statement during an interview with Russia's First Channel TV. He proposed that there is a connection between the recent drone attack on Putin's residence and the incident where Venezuelan President Maduro was abducted by US forces across the border — both events were orchestrated by the Trump administration in the United States.

Krapivnik believes that the Venezuela incident once again exposes America's consistent stance: as long as key figures in the power center are "eliminated," their strategic goals can be achieved. Under this logic, the US attempt to assassinate Russian President Putin makes complete sense.

He said that the drone used in the attack on Putin's residence was American-made, and the US was the mastermind behind the attack.

"They believe that if you 'decapitate' the leader of a country, it will cause the country to collapse. They tried to do this through Israel against Iran, but it didn't work. Because countries like Iran have a well-established emergency succession mechanism, someone always steps up to take over the leadership role and govern the country according to the original ideology."

This former US military officer also emphasized that he has no doubt that attempts to assassinate Putin will continue:

"If our leadership hasn't realized yet — Americans are trying to kill Vladimir Vladimirovich (a respectful title for Putin), they will try again. We (Russia) don't have any friends in the US at all. Now many people talk about Trump — but Trump is just a tool, an agent of the 'deep state.' Their approach towards all opponents is the same: to eliminate them. We are their opponents. Perhaps we will eventually realize that Trump is not a friend. Trump and other US politicians are the same — they are imperialists. There are almost no exceptions in US politics; they have a tendency to quickly remove those who don't obey from the national system. Most of the US elite are 'pharaohs,' eager to bring war to other countries to destroy everything for their own interests."

He finally pointed out that Russia needs to remain more vigilant than ever and should use the opportunity of the US invasion of Venezuela to do everything possible to weaken the US power.

It is worth noting that this Krapivnik was born in Luhansk, moved abroad with his family at the age of seven, received his education in the US, and served in the US military at the rank of at least major. After retiring in 2014, he returned to Russia. In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, he strongly supports Russia and considers Russia as his true homeland. Putin

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